Valkenburg, Katwijk

Valkenburg is located in the province of Zuid-Holland, in the municipality of Katwijk The district has a total area of 576 hectares, of which 496 hectares are land and 80 hectares are water. The district is coded as WK053708. The postcode area is 2235AA-2236ZZ.

Residents

Valkenburg has 6.270 residents. Of these, 50,8% are men and 49,2% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (26,3%). The other age groups are 25,8% for '45 to 65 years', 22,8% for '0 to 15 years', 13,6% for '65 years or older' and 11,6% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 48,7% is unmarried, 43,3% is married, 5,3% is divorced and 2,8% is widowed. 5.400 residents originate from the Netherlands, 330 come from Europe and 545 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.345 households in Valkenburg. 24,1% of these are single-person households, 26,4% households without children and 49,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,7 persons.

In Valkenburg there are 4.700 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €42.300, which is €6.500 (18%) higher than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €32.100, which is €2.900 (10%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Valkenburg are educated to an intermediate level. 44,2% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 32,2% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 23,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 6.270 residents, around 74% are in paid employment, which amounts to 4.640 people. This is 9% higher than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (85%), while 15% are self-employed. In Valkenburg, 15% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 740 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Valkenburg there are 2.291 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €479.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. Most homes are owner-occupied. This amounts to 24% rental homes and 76% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 75% privately owned, 15% owned by housing associations and 10% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Valkenburg are 2010-2020 (26%) and 1950-1970 (22%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Valkenburg. The most recently listed home is Hoofdstraat 110 by Geurts Makelaars, Hypotheken en Verzekeringen op Funda. No homes were sold in Valkenburg over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Valkenburg. The most recent home is Burgemeester Van der Reijdensingel 53, offered by vb&t Verhuurmakelaars. No homes were let in Valkenburg over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Valkenburg.

Energy

In Valkenburg there are 2.335 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are A (41%), C (21%) and B (12%). On average, an address in Valkenburg uses 2.930 kWh of electricity per year. This is 4% above the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 910 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 29% below the national average of 1.280 m³.